Note 7 - Inventories (Details) - Inventories Owned - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Note 7 - Inventories (Details) - Inventories Owned [Line Items]
Land and land under development, by segments	$ 2,269,998	$ 2,248,289
Homes completed and under construction, by segments	1,129,718	827,612
Model homes. by segments	224,782	179,303
Total inventories owned, by segments	3,624,498	3,255,204
Homebuilding: California [Member]
Note 7 - Inventories (Details) - Inventories Owned [Line Items]
Land and land under development, by segments	980,718	1,021,585
Homes completed and under construction, by segments	493,539	318,982
Model homes. by segments	107,770	81,763
Total inventories owned, by segments	1,582,027	1,422,330
Homebuilding: Southwest [Member]
Note 7 - Inventories (Details) - Inventories Owned [Line Items]
Land and land under development, by segments	491,820	504,538
Homes completed and under construction, by segments	306,345	250,498
Model homes. by segments	50,574	44,437
Total inventories owned, by segments	848,739	799,473
Homebuilding: Southeast [Member]
Note 7 - Inventories (Details) - Inventories Owned [Line Items]
Land and land under development, by segments	797,460	722,166
Homes completed and under construction, by segments	329,834	258,132
Model homes. by segments	66,438	53,103
Total inventories owned, by segments	$ 1,193,732	$ 1,033,401

The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of homes that have been finished and are ready for sale, net of valuation allowance and impairment loss and of capitalized construction costs of homes for future sale.

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The net carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the sum of the various components of an operative builder's inventory, including finished homes. Operative builders primarily consist of entities that develop land, construct residential homes and commercial and industrial buildings thereon, and sell them to home buyers and operators of the commercial and industrial properties.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a))

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The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of all of a real estate developer's inventories that are either not otherwise specified in the taxonomy or are not separately reported by the entity.

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